Cyrtonota sexpustulata (Fabricius, 1781) is a animal in the Chrysomelidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyrtonota sexpustulata (Fabricius, 1781)

Cyrtonota sexpustulata (Fabricius, 1781)

Cyrtonota sexpustulata is a species found in Brazil that hosts primarily on sweet potatoes, with orange-red elytra spots.

Family
Genus
Cyrtonota
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cyrtonota sexpustulata (Fabricius, 1781)

Cyrtonota sexpustulata (Fabricius, 1781) reaches a body length of 13–14 millimetres, or 0.51–0.55 inches. Its body is dark bluish or black, with six orange-red spots on the elytra. Its main host plant is Ipomoea batatas, a member of the Convolvulaceae plant family. This species occurs in Brazil.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Cyrtonota

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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